Bottle



H. M. BOE

Dec: 27, 1927 BOTTLE Filed Jan. 22. 1926 fie. 2

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UNITED STATES we I. non, or MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

BOTTLE.

Application Med January 22', 1926. Serial No. 88,015.

' My invention relates to bottles adapted particularly for vending motor oil though capable of other uses where it may be desirable to attractively display the fluid content of the bottle and where it is also desirable to provide a bottle of such form that it can be easily held-in one hand.

In vending motor oil at filling stations, bottles are provided havin substantially straight vertical walls and 0 such diameter and shape that they cannot be easily held in one hand while pouring the contents of the bottle. Usually the hand of the person vending the oil is greasy or has a thin film of oil thereon which makes it almost impossible to grasp a smooth glass surface and hold the bottle with suflicient firmness during the pouring operation. Then too, the bottle usually used for vending motor oil are of such shape the contents are not attractively dlsplayed to the purchaser as" evidently the owner or driver of a car will select or prefer a grade of oil which looks particularly clear in its container.

The object, therefore, of m invention is to provide a motor oil ven ing bottle of such form that it can be grasped and easily held in one hand without danger of slipping even though the bottle or the hand may be slippery with oil or grease.

A further object is to provide a bottle having its walls formed in such a way that the light passing therethrough will e reflected or directed at such an angle that the clarity of the oil will be disclosed, and it will present a particularly attractive appearance to the rospective purchaser.

' A further ob ect is to provide an imroved vending out for. the bottle, and rther, to provi e means to prevent the bottle from accidentally slipping out of the hand when it is inverted to a vertical position and the contents have been nearly all discharged.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the annexed claims.

- In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottle carrier showing a series or pack of bottles therein;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the bottle showing the form or configuration thereof;

to place. 4 represents the base Figure 3 is a pers ective view showing the angles in the wall 0 .the bottle and the sition of what may be called the igh lights passing therethrough and through the oil in the bottle; Y

Figure 4 is a'perspective view showin the means provided to prevent the bottle' rom accidentally slipping out of the hand when turned to an inverted discharging position.

In the drawing, 2 represents a suitable tray or basket having ockets formed therein .to receive a series 0 bottles and provided with a suitable lifting, handle 3. These bottles are all of substantially the same form and construction and there may be as man of-them in the carrier or basket as desire Generally, however, the number shown has been found to be the most convenient for filling and carrying the bottles from place portion of the bottle having a middle ortion 5 of less diameter connected with t e base portion 4 by an inclined wall portion 6. The top of the wall portion 5 merges into the. neck 7 and below the neck is provided with an annular recessed portion 8 above which is an annular rib 9. The wall rtion 5 is adapted to be clasped by the hand of the attendant, and the recessed portion 8 is in such position with respect to the middle portion 5 that it will conveniently receive the thumb and second finger of the hand asshown plainly in Figure 3. The neck 7 has preferably a roughened surface to engage a cover 10, referably of sheet metal and provided Wit a discharge spout 11 that is normally closed by a dust cap 12. The end of the spout 11 is referably beveled, as shown, and the edge 0 this bevel I prefer to make concave as indicated at 13. This concave form of the end of the spout adapts it for receiving the thumb of the attendant when he wishes to invert the bottle and before he is ready to discharge the contents. It often happens that the motor oil is to be delivered to some part of the mechanism of the car where it is necessary to partially or entirely. invert the bottle before the contents of the bottle can be released. The beveled and concaved end of the spout enables the user to fit his thumb firmly over the spout and prevent the escape of an of the oil until his thumb is removed. T e flanged base of the cover, as shown in Figure 1, is preferablycorrugated or ribbed to fit the corresponding surface of. the neck and in grasping the bottle the attendant will generally place his first or index finger on this ribbed portion of the cover while the thumb and second finger will clasp the wall of the recess as heretofore described.

To facilitate pouring of the oil a lug and grooved seat 14 is pressed out of the wall of the spout to form a socket and a short section of tube 15 is pressed into the socket, the inner end of the tube being within the neck of the bottle and the outer end exposed to the open air so that when the bottle is tilted, air may enter and permit a more rapid dischar e of the contents of the bottle. By locating air inlet opening on the outside of spout and within easy reach of the index finger of the attendant, I make it possible for him to check the flow of the contents in-thebottle, if desired, by closing the air inlet with the finger. This manner of mounting the air vent tube in the spout is a simple, inexpensive way and tends to reduce the cost of manufacture of the device.

When the bottle is nearly empty the at tendant will turn it to the position shown in Figure 4, and I prefer to provide ribs 16 on the surface of the bottle at the bottom to be grasped by the fingers to prevent the bottle from accidentally slipping out of the hand of the attendant, even though his fingers may be oily or greasy.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3,-it will be noted that several angles are formed in the wall of the bottle between the base and the neck portion and through these angled wall portions the rays of light pass with the result that the motor oil will be attractively displayed, due to the reflection and concentration of the light rays in the bottle walls.

I have found from actual experience and use of this bottle that its contents will be shown up in a much more attractive manner and in a way to attract the attention of a prospective purchaser than is possible with a bottle having the ordinary straight walls through which there is substantially no deflection of the light rays. I have indicated in Figure 3 the different points at which what mi ht be called high lights appear in the. Wal of the bottle and at each of these points the light rays will so bring out the color and clearness of the bottle contents that it will be far more attractive to an observer than the same oil placed in an ordinary bottle.

The annular recess formed in the body portion of the bottle may, of course, be modified somewhat in form and the part to be grasped by the hand may also be changed to suit different conditions and sizes of bottles and in various ways the details of construction herein shown and described may be modified and still be within the scope of my invention. v

I claim as my invention:

1. An oil dispensing bottle having a relatively large base portion extending vertically a substantial distance from the bottom then sharply merging into a smaller grip portion sufliciently long to accommodate the hand of a user, a discharge por- 4 tion above the grip portion there being a circumferential depression between the grip portion and the discharge portion sufiiciently large to receive a finger and thumb of the bottle user.

2. An oil dispensing bottle-having a gripping portion sufliciently long to accommodate the hand of the user, a larger base portion of approximately the same vertical extent into which the gripping ortion suddenly merges, a nozzle portion, t ere being a circumferential depression between the nozzle portion and the gripping portion sufliciently large to accommodate a finger and thumb of the user, and a rib between the nozzle portion and the depression.

3. An oil dispensing bottle having a relatively large base portion, a cylindrical gripping portion above the base portion of sufficient vertical extent to accommodate the hand of the user there being a depression above the gripping portion to accommodate a finger and thumb of the user, a nozzle portion having an inlet air tube on its side the upper end of the air tube being sufliciently close to the gri )ping portion to be covered by a finger of the user whereby, when the gripping portion is held by-the user, the second finger and thumb of his 100 hand may engage in the depression and the forefinger of the same hand can be extended to control the orifice without removing the grip upon the gripping portion.

4. An oil dispensing bottle having a relatively large base portion with ribs around the bottom of the same adapting the bottle to be grasped above the rib and reversed with the lingers resting against the rib, to firmly hold it upside down, a smaller cylindrical gripping portion above the larger base portion of sulficient extent to accommodate the hand of the user, a delivery spout attached to the upper end of the gripping portion and having a flow control orifice on one side the upper end of which is sufliciently close to the gripping portion for the user to extend his forefinger to close the same. i

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of January, .1926.

HANS M. BOE. 

